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What is the speed of the ambulance based on its siren's frequency?
I was thinking of using the doppler effect formula, but i can't figure out the frequency of the source and the receiver.- nczzzzzz
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What is the speed of the ambulance based on its siren's frequency?
Homework Statement While standing on 3rd street you hear an approaching ambulance. Its siren oscillates in frequency between about 650 Hz and 750 Hz. Later on as you near your destination, you come upon the scene of the accident. The now-stationary ambulance runs its siren as it's about to...- nczzzzzz
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Should the D String Be Tightened or Loosened When Tuning a Banjo?
Homework Statement One way to tune a banjo to itself is to fix the frequency of one string (say, the "A" string) and compare the frequency of the "D" string while held at the seventh fret (so that it should also produce an "A"). If the "D" string is tuned correctly, then the "A" played by the...- nczzzzzz
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